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[psychotron]

Game is insanely beautiful. Although it seems a shit load harder than most racers I've played lately.

 

[Ingueferroque]

The lighting in this game is just too damn good. Had an 'Oh shit' moment myself

What happened here? Looks like a lightning strike.

 

[benzy]

We're looking into this as well based upon your feedback

 

[flipswitch]

First time seeing lightning hit something.

 

[Rajang]

We're looking into this as well based upon your feedback

You guys should send Polyphony Digital a copy of your game. They could learn alot from you guys when it comes to sound capture. DriveClub has the most realistic car sounds I've ever heard in a videogame.

 

[boredandlazy]

Finally decided to get the Elements Tour Pack and oh my this is just...This is next gen.

As someone who hasn't bought it yet, what's so special about it? Just being able to have weather conditions in some of the tour events?

 

[Putty]

As someone who hasn't bought it yet, what's so special about it? Just being able to have weather conditions in some of the tour events?

In a nutshell...yes, however the events themselves rock!

 

[hawk2025]

As someone who hasn't bought it yet, what's so special about it? Just being able to have weather conditions in some of the tour events?

It also has some very specific events with time of day and weather transitions.

One particular race has the game transition into a snowstorm that's basically an instant classic.

Amazing tour all around, even all the drift events are great.

 

[Square Triangle]

Bought the season pass, I feel like it's all top level difficulty. Ugh

 

[Amir0x]

We're looking into this as well based upon your feedback

Thanks for saving this game bros. I loved the game at launch (mechanically and in terms of track design it was a racing instant classic) but there were some balance issues with challenges and of course online was borked so it was hard to defend for that first month (addendum: but ya'll still need to get on that PS+ Edition. A promise made should be kept. It is a little crazy how unprepared ya'll seemed for the server load, especially considering - and I don't mean to be crude here - the game didn't light the charts on fire). But I think you guys deserve credit for how much you've turned it around with the free DLCs and weather upgrade and balances fixes and others small and large.

Can't wait to see what further tweaks you guys commit to the A.I. and of course the inclusion of Japan. Driveclub is easily one of the best racing games of the past decade, and it's also one of the few racers of its type in this day and age so it's especially appreciated.

Take a bow for you and your team Rushy

 

[Phreakuency]

In a nutshell...yes, however the events themselves rock!

Agreed. Definitely recommend everyone buy the DLC for that tour.

The time day lighting, rain and transitions for both are just perfect. Some epic moments for sure.

There may actually be more going on visually, because Photo mode takes twice as long to load.

 

[Concept17]

Got the game for xmas from the wife. She saw me obsessing over the weather stuff and decided to buy me a game for a gift for the first time ever.

Anyway, the game is amazing. They completely nailed the racing mechanics. Right now I'm only about 70 or 80 into the main Tour. The only thing I'm finding irritating is maneuvering around the AI on tight corners, primarily because drifting is an impossibility unless you're in first. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, I'm not sure.

I'm pleasantly surprised by the difficulty in the game. I'm not super great at racing games, but I'm having a hard time getting full stars on most events. In fact the majority of events I am 1 star short. Is this normal on your first playthrough until you unlock more cars and go back to these events, or do most of you get full stars before moving on?

Also, if anyone has a somewhat casual club with an open spot, I'd love to join. My schedule is pretty full, but I'd love to contribute to a club when I play.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

I'm pleasantly surprised by the difficulty in the game. I'm not super great at racing games, but I'm having a hard time getting full stars on most events. In fact the majority of events I am 1 star short. Is this normal on your first playthrough until you unlock more cars and go back to these events, or do most of you get full stars before moving on?

Nah, you don't need all of them, you just need enough to keep progressing through the brackets. I finished the main tour 35 stars short of 100%. You can even get all the trophies in that tour without getting all the stars.

Also, if anyone has a somewhat casual club with an open spot, I'd love to join. My schedule is pretty full, but I'd love to contribute to a club when I play.

The club I'm in is currently full, but visit the OT in the community section - I'm sure someone there will be able to hook you up.

 

[Amir0x]

Do you just want to join clubs in GAF proper? My brother-in-law reads GAF, but doesn't post here. But he has a few open slots and is mad nice, laid back and no pressure at all. Just a 'for-fun' club and so people can unlock the club stuff. I'm also in his club.

 

[Concept17]

Thanks guys.

Yeah it doesn't matter. Just want to contribute to something, and maybe have a little extra fun when playing. Would gladly join. EDIT: psn is Acos

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Yeah you don't even necessarily be an awesome driver to be a valuable part of the team. As long as you're playing the game, you're making a contribution. As someone who doesn't really enjoy playing games online (I play for fun, not e-peen points) I really appreciate that aspect of the club system.

 

[Ammogeddon]

Picked DC up in the Christmas sale for £25, no regrets.

The weather effects are something else but even the lighting in general adds another dimension. I just finished a couple of the early tours in India where the sun is in your face and you can't see anything ahead. A very authentic moment that I haven't seen in any other racing game.

 

[Amir0x]

Thanks guys.

Yeah it doesn't matter. Just want to contribute to something, and maybe have a little extra fun when playing. Would gladly join. EDIT: psn is Acos

k, I'll talk to him tomorrow (it's really late now) to make sure he doesn't mind. I'll PM you his name when he confirms it's cool

 

[Dragonborn]

The game not only looks fantastic, it also plays great. Having so much fun. As others have mentioned it can be a bit tough but not the bad kind of tough (so far at least).

 

[Panajev2001a]

Yeah you don't even necessarily be an awesome driver to be a valuable part of the team. As long as you're playing the game, you're making a contribution. As someone who doesn't really enjoy playing games online (I play for fun, not e-peen points) I really appreciate that aspect of the club system.

Yes, making multiplayer more inclusive and allowing less than pro players to contribute to the club's success is rewarding and a very nice idea to boot.

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

First time seeing lightning hit something.

I didn't know this could happen. Consider my mind blown.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Picked DC up in the Christmas sale for £25, no regrets.

The weather effects are something else but even the lighting in general adds another dimension. I just finished a couple of the early tours in India where the sun is in your face and you can't see anything ahead. A very authentic moment that I haven't seen in any other racing game.

Yeah , I completely agree. Something fun, that also makes me reach to A/C dehumidify heating or to clean the windshield with a napkin... Very immersive .

 

[Ingueferroque]

First time seeing lightning hit something.

Threadworthy. Im speechless. Fuck.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Thanks for saving this game bros. I loved the game at launch (mechanically and in terms of track design it was a racing instant classic) but there were some balance issues with challenges and of course online was borked so it was hard to defend for that first month (addendum: but ya'll still need to get on that PS+ Edition. A promise made should be kept. It is a little crazy how unprepared ya'll seemed for the server load, especially considering - and I don't mean to be crude here - the game didn't light the charts on fire). But I think you guys deserve credit for how much you've turned it around with the free DLCs and weather upgrade and balances fixes and others small and large.

Can't wait to see what further tweaks you guys commit to the A.I. and of course the inclusion of Japan. Driveclub is easily one of the best racing games of the past decade, and it's also one of the few racers of its type in this day and age so it's especially appreciated.

Take a bow for you and your team Rushy

They surely did an amazing job saving the game (single player wise it was already really really good on day 1... the reviews who claimed it was soulless and not unique and detracted points for not going open world like everyone else were unjustified an poor ways to review the game IMHO), supporting it, extending it, and bravely pushing ahead while facing a lot of issues and what's maybe worse tons of people throwing flack at areas of the game that were not a problem at all: the driving part was awesome, tracks superbly detailed and designed, awesome sense of speed and very low layency input, and an engine designed to handle very complex workloads and processing spikes. You do not get to add dynamic weather in such fashion without dropping frames unless you were marching towards it well in advance. Also the amount of small details everywhere, the overall polish, thinking about all these aspects which affect the racing experience visually and not (thank you for going with dynamic lighting, lighting affected by the clouds in the sky, rain looking so good, sounding great, and affecting the car handling). Congratulations to all of you at Evolution Studios. I do hope track racers keep going successfully as a genre, but if we're not to do that you have provided the genre's swan song.

 

[Amir0x]

They surely did an amazing job saving the game (single player wise it was already really really good on day 1... the reviews who claimed it was soulless and not unique and detracted points for not going open world like everyone else were unjustified an poor ways to review the game IMHO), supporting it, extending it, and bravely pushing ahead while facing a lot of issues and what's maybe worse tons of people throwing flack at areas of the game that were not a problem at all: the driving part was awesome, tracks superbly detailed and designed, awesome sense of speed and very low layency input, and an engine designed to handle very complex workloads and processing spikes. You do not get to add dynamic weather in such fashion without dropping frames unless you were marching towards it well in advance. Also the amount of small details everywhere, the overall polish, thinking about all these aspects which affect the racing experience visually and not (thank you for going with dynamic lighting, lighting affected by the clouds in the sky, rain looking so good, sounding great, and affecting the car handling).

Hard to disagree with any of this. I was stunned at the lack of understanding of the complexity and astonishing execution of the racing mechanics in reviews and amongst other so-called fans of racing games. They are appropriately "simcade", but they provide a unique counter point to others in the subcategory of racers like PGR. Each vehicle is supremely well chosen to provide appropriate strategic heft in the races, and the way they grip the track, drift, draft and gear shift is all just expertly executed. This is the song of a racing developer at the top of their game, undoubtedly.

And the sound design. Everyone talks about the visuals, because of course goddamn. It's a cherry on top of the already phenomenal racing package (which has frankly 50 hours or more worth of pure racing bliss minimum), but the sound design is so mind blowing it's like the cherry on top of the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae. This is some next level shit they're on. Coupled with the sound effects for the weather itself, and it's about as immersive as it's going to get prior to VR implementation. I am constantly with my jaw on the floor.

I do hope track racers keep going successfully as a genre, but if we're not to do that you have provided the genre's swan song.

No, don't say that! I love this subcategory of racers and there's almost none like it anymore!

 

[SMOK3Y]

First time seeing lightning hit something.

Holy shit that's ridiculous just bought this 2 days ago so pretty it is

 

[Panajev2001a]

Hard to disagree with any of this. I was stunned at the lack of understanding of the complexity and astonishing execution of the racing mechanics in reviews and amongst other so-called fans of racing games. They are appropriately "simcade", but they provide a unique counter point to others in the subcategory of racers like PGR. Each vehicle is supremely well chosen to provide appropriate strategic heft in the races, and the way they grip the track, drift, draft and gear shift is all just expertly executed. This is the song of a racing developer at the top of their game, undoubtedly.

And the sound design. Everyone talks about the visuals, because of course goddamn. It's a cherry on top of the already phenomenal racing package (which has frankly 50 hours or more worth of pure racing bliss minimum), but the sound design is so mind blowing it's like the cherry on top of the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae. This is some next level shit they're on. Coupled with the sound effects for the weather itself, and it's about as immersive as it's going to get prior to VR implementation. I am constantly with my jaw on the floor.

Again, awesomely put .

No, don't say that! I love this subcategory of racers and there's almost none like it anymore!

Then, let's hope more and more people give it a serious fighting chance . Hopefully Sony and Evolution Studios can assure their servers/networking solution is top notch and solid enough to release the free PSN+ version as you keep seeing racing fans that are hung up on it... and if done well it could be an amazing promotional tool too.

 

[DieH@rd]

First time seeing lightning hit something.

I saw this few times, but the bad thing is there is no sound of thunder which is really meh. It just hits, and there is no wall of fucking sound hitting the player. :-/

 

[ChainsawFilms]

I saw this few times, but the bad thing is there is no sound of thunder which is really meh. It just hits, and there is no wall of fucking sound hitting the player. :-/

For all the praise the sound gets, I find the mix is poor. Very quiet (I have to max the Elite headset volume) and no dramatic crack of thunder. Something that could be improved, imo.

 

[The Artisan]

got this for $34 used. is that a good deal?

 

[BruceWayneIII]

...

Also, if anyone has a somewhat casual club with an open spot, I'd love to join. My schedule is pretty full, but I'd love to contribute to a club when I play.

You are welcome to join mine.

 

[CS_Dan]

Anyone got tips for the drift events? Am struggling to get the top prize in all after the first one...

 

[ShutterMunster]

Yes...
This is like every racing game ever I don't know how people are missing this.

It's not because it's hidden away in a garage menu you have no incentive to ever look at. Color options should be present during car selection,mothered absolutely NO reason otherwise. Rusty and co should have BEEN fixed this.

 

[DryvBy]

I saw this few times, but the bad thing is there is no sound of thunder which is really meh. It just hits, and there is no wall of fucking sound hitting the player. :-/

That's really weird.

 

[Nuszka]

Waiting for a sale on the game on psn or at least the plus edition to be able to try it first, looks very promising now.

 

[Waldo Lydecker]

got this for $34 used. is that a good deal?

Hell yes, I would have bought it even if it was $100, it is that good!

Now Rushy, how about that fully customizable controls patch?

 

[sacrificengineer]

Attention to details in this game is astonishing.

 

[flipswitch]

Some of the fly overs at the beginning of the race are lovely.

 

[down 2 orth]

Alright I'm going to have to ask for some GAF insight.

I've been playing the game for a week now and loving the single player. But whenever I race multiplayer, I only have the ghosts of other players on the race track. There are just never any physical cars that i can bump into in any of the races.

The second issue is that the servers wont let me race with anyone in my club. Ever. One of us always gets kicked out when the clock goes to zero.

Help me Driveclub GAF compatriots, you're my only hope.

 

[DHC-Shannow]

Alright I'm going to have to ask for some GAF insight.

I've been playing the game for a week now and loving the single player. But whenever I race multiplayer, I only have the ghosts of other players on the race track. There are just never any physical cars that i can bump into in any of the races.

The second issue is that the servers wont let me race with anyone in my club. Ever. One of us always gets kicked out when the clock goes to zero.

Help me Driveclub GAF compatriots, you're my only hope.

You have network issues of some kind, probably packet loss - you'll appear as a flickering stuttering ghost to the other players.

 

[Avatar1]

Some of the fly overs at the beginning of the race are lovely.

This game makes me linger a LOT on stuff like this.

When the replays are put in.....

ohmy.gif

 

[esmith08734]

So is this game more Gran Turismo like instead of Forza Horizon?

 

[haZethew0rld]

So is this game more Gran Turismo like instead of Forza Horizon?

The other way around but more towards PGR. Now graphically, its way better looking than GT.

 

[deoee]

The lighting in this game is just too damn good. Had an 'Oh shit' moment myself

Noooo it's offline

 

[esmith08734]

The other way around but more towards PGR. Now graphically, its way better looking than GT.

Is it just a SIM? Sorry; I am just curious. I like open world racers but haven't heard much about this game.

 

[CozMick]

The lighting in this game is just too damn good. Had an 'Oh shit' moment myself

Goddamn that is amazing!

 

[DHC-Shannow]

Is it just a SIM? Sorry; I am just curious. I like open world racers but haven't heard much about this game.

It's like GT as in you pick the event from a menu and then go race - it's not open world. It's about learning the nuances of car and track and racing.

 

[esmith08734]

It's like GT as in you pick the event from a menu and then go race - it's not open world. It's about learning the nuances of car and track and racing.

Ah ok, thank you.

 

[Summer Haze]

Just got the game, and the first thing I did (after the first career race) was set up a race in Scotland in a storm. I'm blown away. It's so much better than any GIF or YT video I've seen.

I can't seem to enter photo-mode, though. I press the right side of my touch-pad, but nothing happens. Do I have to enable it in a menu first or something? I'm up to date in terms of patches, and my touch-pad works fine in other games.

Edit: Never mind, it hadn't finished installing. I'll wait for it to finish and try again.

 

[SMOK3Y]

Hell yes, I would have bought it even if it was $100, it is that good!

Now Rushy, how about that fully customizable controls patch?

They are customisable I changed my brake from L2 to X 😊